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'Lyoto Carvalho Machida' (born May 30 1978 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Japanese-Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter. Son of a Japanese-Brazilian Shotokan karate master Yoshizo Machida, Lyoto is considered by many to be a rising star in MMA, having secured victories over former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin, former UFC Welterweight champion B.J. Penn, and Light Heavyweight runner-up of the UFC's ''The Ultimate Fighter 1,'' Stephan Bonnar.
Machida is noted for his semi-orthodox fighting style. As a karate practitioner, Machida uses an unorthodox (or southpaw) stance.^[1]
Machida currently fights out of Black House with such fighters as UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort, and Assuerio Silva.

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Biography

MMA record

References

External links

Biography

Ryoto Machida was born in Salvador, Brazil as the third son to Shotokan karate master Yoshizo Machida. Machida began training in karate at the age of three,^[2] and later began training in sumo at 12 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 15. He won a number of amateur karate tournaments, including 2001 Pan American Karate tournament.^[3] He was also runner up in the 2000 Brazilian Sumo Championships in the 115-kg division.
In college he was introduced to Japanese pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki who took Machida to groom as a protégé. He would continue training, taking up Muay Thai in Thailand and wrestling at the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in Tokyo. Machida now trains with Wallid Ismail (Pictures) and the R1 Team here in the US and has a professional record of 7-0 in MMA.
Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki noticed Machida early and took him under his wing, soon given the nickname "The Second Inoki" by the Japanese media. Inoki entered Machida in several of his promotions, including New Japan Pro Wrestling's ''Ultimate Crush'' card on May 2 2003, where he defeated journeyman Pancrase fighter Kengo Watanabe. He made several appearances at other Inoki shows, including ''Jungle Fight 1'' in Brazil, where he defeated eventual ''The Ultimate Fighter 1'' runner-up Stephan Bonnar on September 13 2003, and ''Inoki Bom-ba-ye 2003'', where he defeated eventual UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin on New Year's Eve.
At 3-0, he began to fight in K-1's early MMA efforts, with wins against two high-ranked K-1 kickboxers, Michael McDonald and Sam Greco. His last match with the K-1 organization, at ''K-1 HERO'S 1'', he defeated former UFC Welterweight champion B. J. Penn in an unanimous decision. Penn, who began fighting at 155 lb, weighed considerably less than Machida.^[4]. In Karate, he was Brazilian Champion twice, and 2nd in South American Championship. He also defeated American black belt Jiu-Jitsu fighter, Rafael Lovato Jr. at the L.A. Sub X ^[5]
After splitting with Inoki early 2006 as Inoki's management business fell apart, Machida signed with a newly revitalized World Fighting Alliance and began to complete in the United States. In his American debut, Machida defeated Vernon White via unanimous decision at the at ''WFA: King of the Streets'' event in Inglewood, California on July 22, 2006. After the WFA went out of business for the second time, the UFC acquired Machida's contract.
His first two fights in the UFC were against Sam Hoger at ''UFC 67'' and David Heath at UFC 70, both were victories by unanimous decision.
His next fight will be at UFC 76: Knockout against PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura.^[6]

MMA record

Total		Wins	Losses
10 matches	(T)Knockout	3	0
Submission	1	0
Decision	6	0
DQ	0	0
Draw	0
No Contest	0

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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|'10 Wins' (3 (T)KO's, 1 submission, 6 decisions), '0 Losses '.
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Date'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Result'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Opponent'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Event'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Method'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Round'
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'Time'
|-
|4/21/2007
|Win
|David Heath
|UFC 70: Nations Collide
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|5:00
|-
| 02/03/2007
|Win
| Sam Hoger
| UFC 67: All or Nothing
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|-
| 07/22/2006
|Win
| Vernon White
| WFA: King of the Streets
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|-
| 04/29/2006
|Win
| Dimitri Wanderley
| JF 6-Jungle Fight 6
| TKO (Punch)
| 3
| 0:00
|-
| 03/26/2005
|Win
| B.J. Penn
| K-1-Hero's 1
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|-
| 05/22/2004
|Win
| Sam Greco
| K-1 MMA-ROMANEX
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 5:00
|-
| 03/14/2004
|Win
| Michael McDonald
| K-1-Beast 2004
| Submission (Forearm Choke)
| 1
| 2:30
|-
| 12/31/2003
|Win
| Rich Franklin
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003-Inoki Festival
| TKO (Strikes)
| 2
| 1:03
|-
| 9/13/2003
|Win
| Stephan Bonnar
| JF 1-Jungle Fight 1
| TKO (Cut)
| 1
| 4:21
|-
| 5/2/2003
|Win
| Kengo Watanabe
| NJPW-Ultimate Crush
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|-

References

1. http://www.boutreviewusa.com/RingSide/WFA/7-22.html
2. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4334
3. http://www.njpw.com/fighters/lyoto.shtml
4. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2396&zoneid=3
5. http://www.ufc.com/
6. Nakamura to Make UFC Debut at UFC 76

External links

★ Professional MMA Record

★ ADCC News Interview with Ryoto Machida